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| Re: Nearly had a stroke... [message #220309 is a reply to message #220306] |
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Richard RV
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Odd that the tester missed the included note, but there are two pieces of good news. One is that your engine is okay, and the other is that you've successfully stress-tested any hidden aneurysms!
Richard
'77 Birchaven TZE...777;
'76 Palm Beach under construction;
‘76 Edgemont waiting its turn
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| Re: [GMCnet] Nearly had a stroke... [message #220356 is a reply to message #220306] |
Thu, 29 August 2013 14:35 |
Ken Henderson
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Registered: March 2004
Location: Americus, GA
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Kerry,
Strange that they missed that. Makes me feel better too, since I left home
7747 miles ago with them report high wear metals from my fresh Caddy.
:-) Sometimes I agree that less information is better.
Ken H.
On Aug 29, 2013 7:25 AM, "Kerry Pinkerton" <Pinkertonk@mchsi.com> wrote:
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> So after 300 miles, I took an oil sample and sent it off to make sure my
> coolant problem was resolved with the new engine. Included a note which
> explained what had been done.
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> For those who hadn't been following, I pulled, had rebuilt, and
> reinstalled my 403 after coolant leaks damaged my main bearings.
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> Got the report via email yesterday with these words in bold.
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> SAMPLE CONTAINS ANTIFREEZE AND EXTREMELY HIGH WEAR METALS. THIS SUGGESTS
> A FAILURE IS IN PROCESS.
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> Heart failure time. All summer I've been working on this coach and now
> the 'new' motor is bad...(**&^^%$^%*
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> %%#@%()^$#^*())
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> When my heart started beating again, I sent and email asking if the high
> wear metals could be break in residue and how much coolant was present.
> Arthur called back yesterday but I was out so this morning I called him.
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> As soon as I identified myself, Arthur apologized and said he had missed
> the note I had included explaining what had been done to the motor.
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> He asked me to run down more specifically what had been done to the motor.
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> Turns out the boring and honing process accounts for the high wear metals
> and the TRACE coolant is just residual chemicals seeping from the cast iron.
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> I'm so relieved I could cry... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
> --
> Kerry Pinkerton
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> North Alabama, near Huntsville,
>
> 77 Eleganza II, "The Lady", 403CI, also a 76 Eleganza being re-bodied as
> an Art Deco car hauler
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